diff --git a/include/svl/itemprop.hxx b/include/svl/itemprop.hxx
index 0fbbeaf08cb0..6403dbbc1fa6 100644
--- a/include/svl/itemprop.hxx
+++ b/include/svl/itemprop.hxx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct SfxItemPropertySimpleEntry
             assert(_nFlags <= 0x1ff );
         }
 
-    SfxItemPropertySimpleEntry( const SfxItemPropertyMapEntry& rMapEntry )
+    explicit SfxItemPropertySimpleEntry( const SfxItemPropertyMapEntry& rMapEntry )
         : aType( rMapEntry.aType )
         , nWID( rMapEntry.nWID )
         , nFlags( rMapEntry.nFlags )
diff --git a/svl/source/items/itemprop.cxx b/svl/source/items/itemprop.cxx
index 7898464b9b84..57e44a7f861a 100644
--- a/svl/source/items/itemprop.cxx
+++ b/svl/source/items/itemprop.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SfxItemPropertyMap::SfxItemPropertyMap( const SfxItemPropertyMapEntry* pEntries
 {
     while( !pEntries->aName.empty() )
     {
-        m_aMap[ pEntries->aName ] = *pEntries;
+        m_aMap.emplace( pEntries->aName, *pEntries );
         ++pEntries;
     }
 }